12-16-2006, 06:26 AM
?That?s the fire?? Seventeen groaned as his invigorated nemesis shattered his perception of the world with two crimson orbs. The projectiles crackled and hissed as the armor around the android?s chest began to waver as its bearer was hurled across the desolate earth like a rag doll. The raven-haired warrior closed his eyes as the ground embraced him?the force of the impact an unyielding sensation that numbed his mind and shattered the material shrouded around his thoracic cavity.
Earth parted around the cybernetic warrior as the raw power of the konat?s retribution scarred the ground and forced the android farther and farther from the momentarily motionless murderer. Seventeen smiled faintly as the two orbs boring into his chest finally lost their vigor and dissipated. The cyborg?s body went limp as his head fell backwards onto the mound of upturned soil that the android?s frame had unearthed while under the dominion of the pair of ki blasts.
Time lingered as the cyborg fought to stave off his demise at the hands of a vicious, traitorous murderer. Seventeen?s gaze was lost amid the drab overcast as his fingers twitched slightly?the only action he found himself capable of executing as his strength dwindled. A few yards away, Minoshia stood with the same, hateful expression plastered across his countenance. Reflections of the crimson fire burning painlessly upon his body bathed the beast?s face as he silently relished in the defamation of the android.
?It can?t end this way,? Seventeen sobbed, the weakness of his body partitioning his mind and defiling his courage with the venom of doubt. ?I can?t allow myself to fail them all twice,? The machine-hybrid felt the sting of tears upon his dirtied visage as his psyche continued to wallow in his inadequacy?what was he missing?
A message popped up on the android?s internal display to alert him of senseless facts and technological jargon that didn?t concern him. With a pained grumble, the cybernetic warrior ignored the rest of the message and gathered the splintered remnants of his mind. Although he knew he was at a loss when matched up with the malicious konat, Seventeen managed to come to the coherent conclusion that doing nothing was only going to exacerbate the situation.
Summoning up an ephemeral burst of strength, the machine-hybrid peeled his flawed, scrawny body from the mound of earth and stone. His armor broke away amid the liberation process, and with a lethargic grunt, Seventeen wrenched his form completely from his former shackles. A moment later, the physically and mentally decrepit cyborg stumbled forward and threw up a pair of shaky fists.
The mohawked murdered snarled as he lunged upon his adversary. The konat?s sanguine aura surged as Minoshia decimated the onyx-haired man with a solitary blow. The android?s boots once again departed from the earth as he was reduced to nothing more than a plaything for the sadistic child. Blood, saliva, and screams were liberated from the cyborg?s maw as Minoshia tore apart his two shirts and laid into his chest with a fiery abhorrence.
The next thing that Seventeen remembered was the ground?embracing him once more as his only friend in the conflict with the Dark Prince. It was there, sprawled out upon the face of the continent, that the android would linger until Minoshia reinforced his presence with yet another attack in what had become nothing more than a never-ending symphony of gore, hate, and degradation.
The android coughed up more of his blood as his eyes once again shut in an effort to blot out the sight of his own ruin and defeat. With actions still fueled by whatever unseen force that had compelled him onward, Minoshia plucked the weather-beaten cyborg off the ground and threw him to the wayside like an aged toy that no longer captured his attention.
Seventeen opened his eyes in time to watch as his body collided onto the side of a small prominence. The android felt his spine twist and bend in painful angles as his fractured, bloodied form tumbled down the hillside. After what seemed like an eternity of bumps and jolts, the cyborg finally came to a stop near the foot of the knoll?his eyes glazed over as a few sparks of electricity began to leak from the deep wounds that adorned his body.
?I?m sorry Paige,? the broken man stuttered, trying in vain to prevent the blood bubbling up from his throat from inhibiting his ability to speak. ?And I apologize to you guys two, Super Buu and Kid Buu?I failed. I am nothing,? Seventeen added as tears began to forge a path through the blood, grim, and dirt encrusted into the flesh of his pallid visage.
Minoshia had won. The bloodthirsty Prince of Darkness had hurled the android?s body and mind into the abyss. A man who was once an opportunist commander was now nothing more than a glorified corpse prone to the occasional muscle twitch. Death was something that the android was accustomed to, but this was the first time in ages that his mind and soul had died as well. Seventeen clenched a fist as he tried to amass the strength to continue, but something horribly wrong had transpired within him.
Fatal System Error: Rebooting... The machine-hybrid groaned as the words pooped up on his internal display. With a final, weak sigh, the Commander of the Outcasts ceased to draw breath?his eyes rolling back into his head as his clasped fingers went limp. Minoshia, apparent of his nemesis?s now nonexistent life functions, crossed his arms across his chest and glared at the unmoving body of his opponent.
Just as the konat royalty was about to return to the battlefield, a myriad of electrical sparks began to dance across the shattered figure of Seventeen. Minoshia frowned as the android?s eyes opened and his opponent crawled from the bloodied earth of what could have potentially been his grave.
Jolts of electricity surged across the machine-hybrid?s lithe form as the onyx-haired warrior steadied himself in his new standing position. Something was different in his sad, cyan eyes?as if the man inside had departed the mortal coil and left behind a shell of carbon and cybernetics.
?I am Seventeen,? the android spoke, his voice abnormally lethargic and monotone. ?I have nothing to lose, Minoshia, but I will not permit myself to leave this world knowing that I keeled over beneath the wrath of one of your little tantrums. No?it may cost me everything I have, but I cannot allow for you to continue your selfish rampages. I?ve been to the Pit itself to combat their ilk, and I assure you that I do not fear some overpowered child. You may call yourself the darkness, but it is going to take more than that to snuff out this unyielding source of light!? The android punctuated the end of his monologue by slapping a hand over his heart.
?Spare me the righteousness, android,? Minoshia hissed, darting forward as the flames blanketing his body surged to life. Feeding off the generous second wind from his internal systems, Seventeen raised his fists and prepared for the grueling challenge that lie ahead. He was down, but there was no way in hell that he was out just yet.
Earth parted around the cybernetic warrior as the raw power of the konat?s retribution scarred the ground and forced the android farther and farther from the momentarily motionless murderer. Seventeen smiled faintly as the two orbs boring into his chest finally lost their vigor and dissipated. The cyborg?s body went limp as his head fell backwards onto the mound of upturned soil that the android?s frame had unearthed while under the dominion of the pair of ki blasts.
Time lingered as the cyborg fought to stave off his demise at the hands of a vicious, traitorous murderer. Seventeen?s gaze was lost amid the drab overcast as his fingers twitched slightly?the only action he found himself capable of executing as his strength dwindled. A few yards away, Minoshia stood with the same, hateful expression plastered across his countenance. Reflections of the crimson fire burning painlessly upon his body bathed the beast?s face as he silently relished in the defamation of the android.
?It can?t end this way,? Seventeen sobbed, the weakness of his body partitioning his mind and defiling his courage with the venom of doubt. ?I can?t allow myself to fail them all twice,? The machine-hybrid felt the sting of tears upon his dirtied visage as his psyche continued to wallow in his inadequacy?what was he missing?
A message popped up on the android?s internal display to alert him of senseless facts and technological jargon that didn?t concern him. With a pained grumble, the cybernetic warrior ignored the rest of the message and gathered the splintered remnants of his mind. Although he knew he was at a loss when matched up with the malicious konat, Seventeen managed to come to the coherent conclusion that doing nothing was only going to exacerbate the situation.
Summoning up an ephemeral burst of strength, the machine-hybrid peeled his flawed, scrawny body from the mound of earth and stone. His armor broke away amid the liberation process, and with a lethargic grunt, Seventeen wrenched his form completely from his former shackles. A moment later, the physically and mentally decrepit cyborg stumbled forward and threw up a pair of shaky fists.
The mohawked murdered snarled as he lunged upon his adversary. The konat?s sanguine aura surged as Minoshia decimated the onyx-haired man with a solitary blow. The android?s boots once again departed from the earth as he was reduced to nothing more than a plaything for the sadistic child. Blood, saliva, and screams were liberated from the cyborg?s maw as Minoshia tore apart his two shirts and laid into his chest with a fiery abhorrence.
The next thing that Seventeen remembered was the ground?embracing him once more as his only friend in the conflict with the Dark Prince. It was there, sprawled out upon the face of the continent, that the android would linger until Minoshia reinforced his presence with yet another attack in what had become nothing more than a never-ending symphony of gore, hate, and degradation.
The android coughed up more of his blood as his eyes once again shut in an effort to blot out the sight of his own ruin and defeat. With actions still fueled by whatever unseen force that had compelled him onward, Minoshia plucked the weather-beaten cyborg off the ground and threw him to the wayside like an aged toy that no longer captured his attention.
Seventeen opened his eyes in time to watch as his body collided onto the side of a small prominence. The android felt his spine twist and bend in painful angles as his fractured, bloodied form tumbled down the hillside. After what seemed like an eternity of bumps and jolts, the cyborg finally came to a stop near the foot of the knoll?his eyes glazed over as a few sparks of electricity began to leak from the deep wounds that adorned his body.
?I?m sorry Paige,? the broken man stuttered, trying in vain to prevent the blood bubbling up from his throat from inhibiting his ability to speak. ?And I apologize to you guys two, Super Buu and Kid Buu?I failed. I am nothing,? Seventeen added as tears began to forge a path through the blood, grim, and dirt encrusted into the flesh of his pallid visage.
Minoshia had won. The bloodthirsty Prince of Darkness had hurled the android?s body and mind into the abyss. A man who was once an opportunist commander was now nothing more than a glorified corpse prone to the occasional muscle twitch. Death was something that the android was accustomed to, but this was the first time in ages that his mind and soul had died as well. Seventeen clenched a fist as he tried to amass the strength to continue, but something horribly wrong had transpired within him.
Fatal System Error: Rebooting... The machine-hybrid groaned as the words pooped up on his internal display. With a final, weak sigh, the Commander of the Outcasts ceased to draw breath?his eyes rolling back into his head as his clasped fingers went limp. Minoshia, apparent of his nemesis?s now nonexistent life functions, crossed his arms across his chest and glared at the unmoving body of his opponent.
Just as the konat royalty was about to return to the battlefield, a myriad of electrical sparks began to dance across the shattered figure of Seventeen. Minoshia frowned as the android?s eyes opened and his opponent crawled from the bloodied earth of what could have potentially been his grave.
Jolts of electricity surged across the machine-hybrid?s lithe form as the onyx-haired warrior steadied himself in his new standing position. Something was different in his sad, cyan eyes?as if the man inside had departed the mortal coil and left behind a shell of carbon and cybernetics.
?I am Seventeen,? the android spoke, his voice abnormally lethargic and monotone. ?I have nothing to lose, Minoshia, but I will not permit myself to leave this world knowing that I keeled over beneath the wrath of one of your little tantrums. No?it may cost me everything I have, but I cannot allow for you to continue your selfish rampages. I?ve been to the Pit itself to combat their ilk, and I assure you that I do not fear some overpowered child. You may call yourself the darkness, but it is going to take more than that to snuff out this unyielding source of light!? The android punctuated the end of his monologue by slapping a hand over his heart.
?Spare me the righteousness, android,? Minoshia hissed, darting forward as the flames blanketing his body surged to life. Feeding off the generous second wind from his internal systems, Seventeen raised his fists and prepared for the grueling challenge that lie ahead. He was down, but there was no way in hell that he was out just yet.
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